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CASE28252: Decumbiture for Mary Oliver (PERSON20440)

Question asked by the patient on 15 October 1606 at 08:00

RN Mary taken Oliver taken first Octob 6. ☾ h. 9. 30 p m 1606. wth a swōding & quaking \cānot sit vp/

[Astrological Chart]

Mary Oliver of Cotton end first taken going out into her yard to make watr Octob 6. ☾ h. 9. 30 p m 1606.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 215, f. 290r-v (f. 290r bottom left, and f. 290v upper left)

Mary Oliver (PERSON20440)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Dizzy and/or faint (Swooning)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Trembling )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment  Astrological Chart

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CASE48391: Horary consultation concerning Anne Colman (PERSON29204)

Question asked by the patient on 15 March 1619 at 14:20

RN An Colemā of litle Brickhill 44 y march 15. ☾ h. 2. 20 p m 1619. |Is in strang fits. strangly handled wth quaking fits. witchery suspected|

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 230, f. 201v (upper right part of page)

Anne Colman (PERSON29204)

Medical >Witchcraft and devil (Strange afflictionWitchcraft suffered (medical))

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fits and convulsions (Fits)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Trembling )

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment  Judgment

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CASE74643: Horary consultation concerning Isabel Freeman (PERSON49431)

Question asked by the patient on 17 May 1632 at 18:00

RN Isble freemā of Benson 40 y may 17 ♃ h. 6 p m. 1632. /head light cānot sleep quivereth & quaketh\

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 416, p. 170 (upper right part of page)

Isabel Freeman (PERSON49431)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Dizzy and/or faint (Dizziness)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (Trembling )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Sleep problems (Sleeplessness)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment  Judgment Astrological Chart

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CASE12075: Horary consultation concerning Joan Burton (PERSON10231)

Question asked by the patient between 13 March 1599 at 14:30 and 14 March 1599 at 11:10

RN Iohn Ione Burten of Olney for her diseased chest 44. yeres. lame in her back. fallen downe into her legs. a great hoven in her belly body back wth cold & a trembling ach in her back.

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 228, f. 101v (bottom left part of page)

Joan Burton (PERSON10231)

Medical >Parts of the body>Torso (ChestBackBellyTorso)

Medical >Illness (general) (Disease)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (LamenessTrembling )

Medical >Parts of the body>Limbs and joints (Legs)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Bloating and swelling (Swelling)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Fevers, chills and sweating (Cold)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Pain and pricking (Pain)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment 

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CASE55849: Horary consultation concerning Mr Skinner (PERSON58865) and Mr Edward Hurst [Goodman Hurst] (PERSON31990)

Question asked by Mr Skinner (PERSON58865) on 24 March 1623 at 15:29

RN Mr Skynner an Attorney of Hitching 55 y for his neighb Mr Hust & also for his owne disease wch is a shaking palsy not benūmed & mutch troubled wth the wynd Cholick |wheathr bath good.| body drye cōpl melanch.

[Astrological Chart]

Transcribed excerpt from MS Ashmole 218, f. 33r (bottom left part of page)

Mr Skinner (PERSON58865)Mr Edward Hurst [Goodman Hurst] (PERSON31990)

Medical >Illness (general) (Disease)

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Lame, numb or paralysed  (PalsyTrembling )

Medical >Symptoms (specified) >Wind (WindColic)

Medical >Diseases of the mind (MelancholyNot specified in question)

Practitioner: Mr Richard Napier [Sandy] (PERSON5218) Treatment  Judgment Astrological Chart

Cite this as: Lauren Kassell, Michael Hawkins, Robert Ralley, John Young, Joanne Edge, Janet Yvonne Martin-Portugues, and Natalie Kaoukji (eds.), The casebooks of Simon Forman and Richard Napier, 1596–1634: a digital edition, https://casebooks.lib.cam.ac.uk/search?f1-treatment=Yes;f2-extent-of-transcription=Excerpt;f3-practitioner-is-querent=No;f4-question-asked=Medical%3A%3ASymptoms%20%28specified%29%3A%3ALame%2C%20numb%20or%20paralysed%3A%3ATrembling;f5-practitioner-is-astrologer=Yes;f6-patient-age-band=040-049, accessed 24 May 2024.

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